the jam

the jam were always one step beyond the typical '77 punk styling courtesy of band leader paul weller. weller and cohorts were poorly received in america and probably sold records on par with that of the underground darlings television, but in england they almost reached the height of the beatles. their songs, save for the debut album, always carried a heavy hand for power-pop melodies led by relatively complex structures with the punk a mentality. in the annals of punk history the jam should be the other band that mattered (reference to the clash). please enjoy a band that the mention in america means nothing but in britain their name defines a golden era in rock history. the first track, english rose, ranks amongst the best love songs recorded and the songs that follow should build on my premise that the are jam one of the best punk bands ever.

-english rose
-set the house ablaze
-moday
-that's entertainment